Curtain Pull Pattern #9007
A yellow popcorn-stitch ear curtain pull with a green husk of leaves and a chain cord.
Materials
- Milward's steel crochet hook · No. 10
Pattern instructions
Ear
Starting at center top, with Yellow ch 2 loosely.
10 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
2 sc in each sc around.
Sc in each sc around.
Ch 3 (to count as dc), 4 dc in same place as last sc was made, drop st from hook, insert hook back in 3rd st of ch-3 first made and draw loop through loop on hook (1 pc st made), * ch 2, skip 1 sc, 5 dc in next sc, drop st from hook, insert hook back in ch preceding dc's, and draw loop through the one on hook (another pc st). Repeat from * around, ending rnd with ch 2, sl st at tip of 1st pc st made (10 pc sts).
Sl st in next sp, ch 3, 4 dc in same sp and complete a pc st as before, * ch 2, pc st in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending rnd with ch 2, sl st at tip of 1st pc st.
Sl st in next sp, ch 3, and complete a pc st as before, * ch 2, make 3 dc in next sp and 2 dc in following sp and complete a pc st as before (thus decreasing 1 pc st), ch 2, pc st in next sp. Repeat from * around, ending rnd with ch 2, sl st in 1st pc st. Stuff ear with cotton before piece gets too small.
Sl st in next sp, ch 3 and complete a pc st, * ch 2, 3 dc in next sp, 2 dc in following sp and complete a pc st. Repeat from * around (4 pc sts). Pull loop through, and break thread, leaving a 6-inch length for sewing. Sew opening neatly.
Husk
Starting at center, with Green ch 2.
5 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
2 sc in each sc around.
* Sc in next sc, 2 sc in following sc. Repeat from * around (15 sc). Do not break off, but make leaves as follows:
Sc in each of 3 sc. Ch 1, turn.
Skip 2 sc, sc in last sc. Fasten and break off.
Make 4 more leaves same as this all around center, always attaching thread at sc next to base of previous leaf. (See illustration). Make a ch-10 loop and attach this to center of husk. Sew husk to top of ear as in illustration.
Cord
With Green, make a chain to measure about 12 inches long. Then, make sc in a ch st 3 inches from hook, * ch 5, skip 5 ch, sc in next ch. Repeat from * along chain. Fasten cord to ch-loop at top of ear.